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What owners complain about
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Questions for the seller, test drive checks and price points
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Questions to ask the seller of a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder, built from this year's owner complaints and recalls. What to feel, hear and look at on the test drive, with boxes to tick at the car. Honest points to raise on price, from the records and never from guesses. Copy the questions to your phone in one tap.
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Type the asking price and your own offer for the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder, tick what you found, and get a polite message ready to text or email. Its reasons come from this year's owner complaints, recalls and crash ratings, and never from made up repair prices.
NHTSA's stars out of five, for each version it tested. Front crash stars only compare cars of about the same size and weight.
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Fuel economy
The EPA's estimates for each engine and transmission, and its own yearly fuel cost. Yours depends on how you drive and the shape the car is in.
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True cost to own
The loan, fuel, insurance and upkeep, a month and over 5 years
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What it really costs to own
What the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder costs a month and over 5 years: the loan and its interest, fuel worked out from the EPA's figures for the version you pick, and your own insurance, registration and upkeep. A cost a mile, a link that reopens your numbers, and the breakdown copied to your phone in one tap.
Owner complaints for each model year, this one outlined. Tap a year to open it. The newest 2 are not judged yet. Bars are totals, so older years stand taller; the verdict compares every year at the same age.
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Before you buy this one
Built from this year's numbers. Whatever the data says, the car in front of you is the one that counts.
2 recalls on file, 2 saying do not drive or park outside
Not every car needs every fix. Run the VIN at NHTSA to see which are still open. Repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand; ask before any work.
Brakes
Nov 8, 2019 · Recall 19V807000Park outside.NHTSA says: Away from buildings until it is fixed: a fire risk.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Nissan Murano, 2016-2018 Nissan Maxima, and 2017-2019 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and unrepaired, or inspected and determined to not need a repair, under recall number 18V-601. In addition, this recall expands the previous population. The Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) actuator pumps may allow brake fluid to leak onto an internal circuit board.
What can happen
A brake fluid leak on the circuit board may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
The fix
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ABS actuator, free of charge. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available, currently expected to be during summer 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: If the ABS warning light remains illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not drive the vehicle.
Brakes
Sep 7, 2018 · Recall 18V601000Park outside.NHTSA says: Away from buildings until it is fixed: a fire risk.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Nissan Murano, 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2017-2018 Nissan Pathfinder, and 2017 Infiniti QX60 vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake (ABS) actuator pumps may allow brake fluid to leak onto an internal circuit board.
What can happen
A brake fluid leak on the circuit board may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
The fix
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number on the ABS actuator, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 29, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: When brake fluid has leaked onto the circuit board, the ABS warning lamp will remain illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up. If this occurs, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not drive the vehicle.
Unverified reports, not adjusted for sales. One complaint can name several parts, so shares add up past 100%. Filed Apr 20, 2017 to Oct 22, 2026. 58% name a part that is usually costly to fix.
Owners reported 8 crashes, 2 fires and 10 injuries in these complaints.
Engine84 · 45%Usually costly to fix
Other or unknown41 · 22%
Transmission and drivetrain34 · 18%Usually costly to fix
What one owner wrote about the engine
SLUDGE IN ENGINE- UNDER 100,000 MILES We had been keeping up with all recommended services, and it is cosmetically perfect, but the car is now a total loss. A Check Engine light came on, and we began to notice a tremor/shake and took it to Southern Team Nissan. The Nissan dealer diagnosed sludge in the engine and said it would need a total engine…
Filed Aug 13, 2026NHTSA complaint 117567661 of 18 owner quotes
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15 more parts, and 18 owner quotes
Every part owners name for the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder, with their own words about what went wrong. Usually costly to fix among them: Body and frame.
The bar holds the middle half of the complaints that gave a mileage; the dark mark is the middle one. 74 complaints of 188 gave one. Owners file when something fails, so this shows when problems were reported, not how long the cars last.
EngineCostly40,000 to 65,000 mi
Half of these 43 complaints came between about 40,000 and 65,000 miles, the middle one around 45,000.
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Mileage for 1 more part, 1 usually costly
The mileage band for every part owners name, and your car's miles laid across them.
Run the VIN at NHTSA to confirm every recall was fixed.
This year has 2 recalls on file. 2 of them say not to drive the car, or to park it outside, until it is fixed. Recall repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand. Ask the dealer to confirm before any work is done. Look up a VIN at NHTSA.
Ask the seller for the service records.
Look closely for any work on the engine. It is the part owners complain about most for this year.
Have a mechanic you trust inspect it before you pay.
Ask them to look hard at the engine. It is usually costly to fix.
Look at a vehicle history report.
It can show reported crashes, flood or salvage titles, and mileage that does not add up.
On the test drive, pay attention to the engine.
Start it cold if you can. Listen for knocking or ticking, and watch for warning lights and smoke.
More owner complaints than usual. Buy only with records and an inspection.
Confidence: Medium
The typical year comes from only 5 years.
How the dial was counted
Year verdict: Typical year: 64 complaints, the median of 5 nearby years, leaving out 2013, 2014 and 2015, which were high themselves. Each counted over its first 8 years from January 2016; this one had 153.
Same car, better year: 2019 or 2020 Pathfinder (both Worthy)
Our take: only with records and an inspection.Owners filed 2.3 times the complaints of a typical year of this model, and two recalls say park it outside until it is fixed.
